ARAU, March 24 – The government is gathering information on aging public Institutions of Higher Learning (IPTA) campuses nationwide to carry out maintenance and refurbishment works, says Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir.
He said he felt such works were necessary following visits to some university campuses and polytechnics.
“I do not have an exact number (of campuses that need maintenance and repairs) because we are still in the process of determining it.
“For example, I just visited Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Polytechnic (in Arau) and saw that it requires some maintenance because it is over 20 years old, maybe like a paint job. There are some things that we will tackle immediately,” he said during a visit to UniMAP on Saturday.
